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- Title
CHROMIUM, NICKEL AND ZINC LEVELS FROM CANNED AND NON-CANNED BEVERAGES IN ZARIA, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA.
- Authors
Garba, Z. N.; Ugbaje, C.; Abdullahi, A. K.; Garba, N. N.
- Abstract
Heavy metals (Chromium, Nickel and Zinc) were determined from both canned and non-canned beverages sold in Samaru, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Concentration of Chromium was found to range from 0.528 - 1.509mg/L for canned and 0.176 - 1.358mg/L for non-canned beverages, Nickel concentration was found to range from 0.156 - 0.802mg/L for canned and 0.125 - 0.896mg/L for non-canned beverages while Zinc concentration was also found to range between 27.652 to 35.447mg/L for canned and 26.649 to 42.447mg/L for the non-canned beverages. All the samples studied have Chromium and Zinc concentrations exceeding the maximum concentration limit (MCL) as set by USEPA while 100% of the canned beverages exceeded the (MCL) for Nickel only 93.33% of the non-canned exceeded the Nickel MCL. Levels of the metals analysed exceeded the legislative safe limits set by both United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON).
- Subjects
ZARIA (Nigeria); CANNED foods; COMPOSITION of beverages; THRESHOLD limit values (Industrial toxicology); FOOD chemistry; FOOD safety
- Publication
Bayero Journal of Pure & Applied Sciences, 2013, Vol 6, Issue 1, p174
- ISSN
2006-6996
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4314/bajopas.v6i1.33